Example Sentences

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Ms Roberts says, "We will perceive hot, dry weather as less extreme and come to expect more."

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

Abundant evidence indicates that people who grew up in homes marked by chaos and deprivation will perceive the world differently and make different choices than people raised in safe, stable, resource-rich environments.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023

“We … hope that the U.S. will perceive China correctly, pursue dialogue and win-win cooperation, not confrontation and zero-sum competition,” ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters in mid-January.

From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2023

"It will be interesting to see how new luxury consumers will perceive the difference between domestic and overseas luxury shopping," he said.

From Reuters • Jan. 5, 2023

The reader will perceive the benefits to be derived from a knowledge of animal physiology and veterinary medicine, when based upon sound principles and common sense.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George